Rosemead

A sheriff's deputy "found a drunk driver the hard way" early Thursday when a teen-ager's car smashed the rear of his patrol car at a stoplight in Pico Rivera, authorities said. Deputy Eldon Crowder's car was hit about 1:35 a.m. at Rosemead and Washington boulevards, Deputy Dan Cox said. Crowder was treated and released at Whittier Presbyterian Hospital for a severe headache and neck pain. Deputies arrested a 16-year-old Rosemead youth on suspicion of drunk driving, Cox said.

A fire caused an estimated $1.3 million in damage to buildings in Rosemead containing temporary offices of the Southern California Edison Co., authorities said. The fire Monday struck 22 trailers joined side-by-side in a configuration that formed a 50- by 200-foot, one-story office in the 2200 block of Walnut Grove Avenue, said Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Chuck Gutierrez. Edison spokesman David Barron said the office space was occupied by computer programmers using desk-top equipment.

What will it take to convince the Alhambra school board that the present and future need for a high school is definitely in the western part of the district? The board recently narrowed the number of potential sites for the new high school to three, all of them in south Rosemead. We think, based on studies we have done of the area's population and building statistics, that the new high school should be built in Monterey Park to serve the growing populations of both Monterey Park and Alhambra.

The Alhambra City and High School Districts board, which is considering 10 sites for a new high school, will reduce the number of potential locations at a meeting at 8 p.m. Dec. 16 at Garfield School, 110 W. McLean St. Six of the 10 sites are in Rosemead, three in Monterey Park and one in Alhambra. The search for a site has created dissension in those cities because of the potential displacement of homes.

One man was killed and another injured late Saturday when their car was fired upon by someone in another vehicle at a Rosemead intersection, authorities said. Jimmy Tran, 18, of El Monte was pronounced dead at the scene, said Los Angeles County coroner's Lt. Cheryl MacWillie. An autopsy was scheduled for today. The other victim was taken to a hospital and later released, said Sheriff's Deputy Ed Hernandez. The incident occurred at about 11 p.m. at Charlotte Avenue and Park Street.

The schedule "Investments and Returns" provided very interesting information (Feb. 2). It's hard to believe the cities of Industry and Rosemead don't know what the return is. They represent a quarter billion dollars and more than 27% of the 30-city investment fund. If it's true, then it's time to call in the auditors. Based on what happened in Orange County, no one should take it for granted that city treasurers know what they're doing. Especially if they don't know what their portfolio is producing.

Bergen Brunswig Corp. said it has completed its acquisition of Los Angeles Drug Co., a major West Coast pharmaceuticals distributor, for about $40 million in cash. The exact purchase price is dependent on a still-to-be-completed valuation of the company. The acquisition is Orange-based Bergen Brunswig's sixth in the past two years and adds four California warehouses to the medical supplies and consumer electronic equipment company's network of more than 100 national distribution centers.